Los Angeles daily herald., 1887-03-25
COUNTY GOVERNMENT BILL.
some Isportant Changes lntro-
duced bv senator White.

COUNTY GOVEhNMENA Dlnh'
Nome uuportant Changes Intro
duced by senator White.
The new County Government bill
which passed the last Legislature and
was signed by the Governor will become
a law in about fifty'days. 1t contains
many important changes, among which
are the following advocated by Senator
s. M. White:
l3. Justices of the Peace, such fees
as are now or may hereafter be allowed
,by law; provided. that no Justice of the
Peace shall receive more than one thous-
and dollars per annum for all services
rendered by him in criminal cases, or in
actions or proceedings in which the peo-
ple of the State of California are or may
be parties; and no claim of any such
Justice of the Peace in excess of the sum
last named shall be allowed or paid, but
all fees collected by such Juctice on the
account aforesaid in excess of one thous-
and dollars shall belong to aud be the
property of the county in which such
Justice exercises his jurisdiction.
II. Constables, such fees as are now
or may hereafter be allowed by law;
provided, that no Cons able shall re-
ceive more than $1,000 per annum for all
services rendered by him in criminal
cases, or in actions or proceedings to
which the people of the State OF Califor.
mia are or may be parties; and no claim
of any such c. nstable in excess of the
sum LIST named shall be allowed or
paid, but all fees collected by such Con-
stable on the account aforesaid in excess
of $1,000 shall belong to and be the
properly of the county in which such
Constable acts.
Is. Supervisors, S5 per diem and
mileage.
l6. The County Clerk shall charge
and collect the fees and charges which
he is DOW authorized by law to charge
and collect, except that said Clerk shall
charge and collect the sum of 10 cents,
duow 25 oents), and no more, for the i'll
ing of each paper or document filed by
him or in his office, and shall charge and
collect for all transcription, recording
and copying done by him or in his office
for which the County Clerk is now au-
thorizsd or empowered to collect fees or
make charges, 10 cents, (now 20 cents),
and no more, per folio of 100 words.
All fees and charges received or
collected by such County Clerk
shall belong to and be the prop.
erty of the county and paid into the
treasury thereof. The County Recorder
shall charge and collect the fees and
charges which he is now authorized by
law 70 charge and collect, except that
he shall charge and collect at the rate of
ten cents, and no more, per folio OF one
hundred words, for all documents and
papers or other matter recorded by him
or in his office, and shall charge and col
'tect ten cents, and no more, for the filing
of each document or paper filed by him
or in his office. All fees and charges re.
ceived or collected by such Recorder
shall belong to and be the property of
the county, and paid into the County
Treasury thereof.
2ll. In any county in this State
where the number of Judges Of the
Superior Court shall have been increased
since the first day of January, eighteen
hundred and eighty-seven, or shall here
after be increased, the Board of Super.
visors of such county shall allow ithe
Sheriff thereof one additional deputy
for each additional Judge elected or ap.
pointed, because Of such increase in the
number of Judges; and said Board shall
also allow the Clerk Of such county one
deputy for each additional Judge ap.
pointed, because of such increase in the
number of Judges. In counties where
two additional Judges shall have been
or may be appointed under any
law increasing the number Of
Judges, passed since January first,
eighteen hundred and eighty seven,
the Clerk shall also be allowed
an additional Deputy Clerk to act as
Register Clerk. The compensation to
be paid all Deputy Clerks appointed
hereunder shall be one hundred and
twenty five dollars per month, and such
compensation shall be paid monthly, in
the same manner that other county Off
GERS are paid. The compensation to be
paid Deputy Sheriffs appointed hereun-
der shall be five (5) dollars for each
days actual attendance upon the Supe.
rior Court, which compensation shall be
paid by the county, monthly, in the
same manner that other county officers
are paid. Whenever the salary or com.
pensation of any officer is increased or
diminished by the terms of this Act. the
provisions hereof so increasing or dimin.
ishing such salary or compensation shall
not apply to or affect present incum.
bents, unless where otherwise in this
Act expressly stated.